More good news in the battle against opioid addiction. Scientists have reopened research into a class of opioids that were ...

Opioids administered or prescribed in 35.0 and 32.5% of U.S. visits in 2016, respectively, compared with 24.5 and 13.5% in 2022. HealthDay News — From 2016 to 2022, 5.3% of all US emergency department ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. It's a question spine surgeon Richard ...

Opioids aren’t being handed out in ERs for treatment of low back pain Cases where opioids were prescribed fell by half between 2016 and 2022 Reductions also occurred in opioids administered by ER ...

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The study tested VER-01, a standardized full-spectrum cannabis extract developed by German company Vertanical, in more than 800 patients with chronic low back pain. Results? Patients on VER-01 saw ...

The analysis included 24,993 adult patients per cohort who were diagnosed with a new episode of low back pain with or without sciatica from 2015 to 2023. HealthDay News — Adults receiving spinal ...

Millions of people take opioids for chronic back pain, but many of them get limited relief while experiencing side effects and worrying about the stigma associated with taking them, suggests research ...

Should I try cannabis for my back pain? It's a question spine surgeon Richard Price says he gets at least several times a day from patients who come into his clinic. When Price finally dived into the ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain in patients who are both Medicare beneficiaries and enrolled in approved studies. In a 43-page ...

Nonopioid pain medications are just as effective as opioid painkillers in the long-term treatment of osteoarthritis and chronic back pain, according to a study presented Friday at the 2017 Society of ...

Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be... Cannabis blunts back pain in 2 new studies Should ...